Escondido runaway returned home, safe

An 11-year-old girl who ran away from her Escondido home Wednesday morning returned safely, Escondido police said Thursday.

The Police Department was notified about 6 a.m. that Daniela Rivas was back at her Adams Avenue home, police Sgt. Jim Lanigan said.

The girl had been at a friend’s home and was not in danger, Lanigan said. Daniela had last been seen at home about 5 a.m., and her parents found a note from her, saying she’d planned for a year to leave home.